As many as 37 new Covid-19 cases reported in the national Capital with zero death on Saturday, while the positivity rate was 0.06 per cent, according to data shared by the health department of the Delhi Government.
As per the bulletin, the infection tally rose to 14,39,825 and the death toll remained unchanged at 25,091. “Twenty-two patients were discharged in the last 24 hours. A total of 59,293 tests conducted a day ago including 45021 RTPCR tests,” it said.According to bulletin, the number of active cases increased to 349 while the number of patients in home isolation is 128 and the number of containment zones stands at 88.
The national Capital reported 41 Covid cases on Tuesday, 27 cases on Monday, 37 cases on Sunday, and 40 cases on Saturday. According to govt vaccine doses have been administered in Delhi since the inoculation exercise started on January 16. Over 72.5 lakh people have received both doses.
The Delhi Government has taken steps to increase the number of hospital beds to accommodate up to 37,000 patients a day and to become self-reliant in terms of oxygen supply. On April 20, Delhi had reported 28,395 cases, the highest in the city since the beginning of the pandemic last year. On April 22, the case positivity rate was 36.2 per cent, the highest so far.
The highest number of 448 deaths was reported on May 3. The Delhi government has been ramping up the health infrastructure in the city to prevent a repeat of the crisis witnessed during the peak of the second wave.
